took my car to the dealer the other day because i starting hearing a ratlle and feeling a vibration... driving on a fairly smooth road feels and sounds almost like i have no pavement underme at all... anyway to make a long story short the problem came out of nowhere so i brought it in to get it checked and they are trying to tell me everything i am feeling and hearing is normal... has anyone else had this problem?? if so how can i get it fixed... need help please... this is driving me crazy...

 

hmm, take it in 2 more times, lemon law tha biatch and get another one if they keep screwin' w/ya. lol

 

sorry, doesnt work that way. lol

youll have to specificly point it out while its doing it with a mechanic in the car from the dealership.

 

shouldn't be a hard thing to do, it sounds to me that he's been hearing it for a while. shouldn't be hard to point it out to a mechanic. IMO it's the dealership avoiding a warranty issue. since the cost is coming out of pocket they don't wanna deal w/it. just my 2cents.

 

i havent noticed it on my 06 gt...then again i barely drive mine...that dealer warranty is such a scam the way they constantly try and get out of it

 

Warranty work doesnt cost the dealership a penny, its reimbursed directly from Ford... but like you and I both said, it should be pointed out with someone in the vehicle.

 

I lemon-lawed a car once.

The guy across the street from me has a Honda with a similar problem. Been in the shop 10 times and has only a few thousand miles on it. They have replaced every suspension part and even flown in mechanics to look at it. Now there are saying it is "normal".

 

lmao waterdr. mattj, why do the dealerships try to avoid the warranty work if they get re-imbursed by ford anyways?

 

i know what you guys are saying but the sound and feel is so obvious that anyone in the car knows its there, but im going to take your advise and take a ride with the guy when i bring it back in... point it out and see what the deal is... is it possible that it can be something in the trans making all that noise???

 

can ya describe the noise a lil better? maybe even see if it'll pick up on a sound clip or sumthin'?

 

it sounds like im drviving on blown shocks even on a smooth road im getting a rattle. also when i put it in first and i start letting off the clutch, just as it starts to grab and the car eases forward i hear it, that y i asked if it could be the trans but i tried it on a downhill and it is just the movement of the car, maybe the weight shifting, because i hear it just the same on a free rolling start... the noise is hard to explain... picture your car on a nasty road filled with pot holes... the banging you get when you hit a deep hole... thats what it seems like on a freshly paved road... slightly exaggerated but you get the idea

 

damn...i haven't got a clue. ya kno u seem like an alright guy, just for that i'll trade ya cars, mine doesn't make that noise. lol

 

Because its a pain in the *** for them to try and find the problem. While the mechanic is busy lookin for the problem, the dealership is losing money because hes not producing any work. Warranty work is a PITA to work on because you usually have to order the parts anyways so you basically worked for free to find the problem, only to have to order the parts and you wont get paid till its done.

 

hmm i see. thx for clearing up that question.

 

Dealers get paid directly by Ford to do warranty work and they pay a lot of bills this way. BUT, Ford pays a reduced labor rate and they generally HATE long, drawn-out diagnostic issues. I am not sure if Ford pays for all the diagnostic stuff.

The dealers also have to show some prudence too, or Ford will not pay.

I bought a used Saab 9-3 last summer as a certified used car from Saab. The warranty service form them is the BEST I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. I took it in for an oil change, and told them that the seat belt did not work right, the door handles were a little faded (someone used a buffer wrong), and the radio volume switch acts goofy when it is 20 below out.

They sent me away with a 2007 loaner (w/o me asking) and I picked-up the car two days later. They replaced the radio panel (eventhough they could not duplicate the problem), fixed the belt, replaced ALL four door handles, and found a cracked coil spring....so they replaced both of them. BTW, I bought the car from another dealer in a different state.

I would buy another.

 

With warranty work, they will kiss your *** till the moons blue. They recieve dealer incentives for being top ranked. We sent our service managers on full expense paid trips a couple years back. One went to hawaii, one went to disney, another went on some cruise to jamaica. You could pick your trips from like 8 places. Not to mention, the dealership owner also makes out for being top ranked in CSI stuff. Its not pocket money but its a big amount towards the dealership for stuff.

 

lmao... any longer and you just might have a deal... id do just about anything to get rid of this damn noise... gonna try another dealer tomorrow... did feel like they were kind of rushing the car out of the shop with out fully looking into it... but to tell me its normal?? im no mechanic, but im not a f@#%ing retard either... anyways we'll see what happens..